Elgin/Pope John has gone 10-0 against Riverside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another. Elgin/Pope John is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, everything went Elgin/Pope John's way against Creighton as Elgin/Pope John made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Creighton scored at least points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elgin/Pope John to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kate Furstenau, who had 18 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Furstenau has posted in she last five matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Henn, who had 14 kills, five digs, and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Riverside didn't have quite enough to beat Archangels Catholic on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Riverside took Archangels Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 21-25, 19-25, 25-18, 15-9.
Elgin/Pope John's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Elgin/Pope John beat Riverside 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Elgin/Pope John repeat their success, or does Riverside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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